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The Federal Government has announced that production of airplanes in Nigeria will commence before President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office. Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika gave the hint when he paid an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary. “If we venture with them, we may start with assembling plant and later manufacturing”, […]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has condemned the attack on the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State. Addressing reporters on Tuesday in Yola, he described the attack carried out by bandits as madness that must be stopped as soon as possible. “The incident in Kaduna, of course, […]
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says he has survived many attacks numbering over 40 by insurgents in the state. He disclosed this on Tuesday at a briefing with State House correspondents shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “I was attacked more than 40, 50 times,” said the […]
As part of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, the federal government launched the Transport Track of the Transport and Artisans scheme under its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund. The Transport Track is targeted at 4,505 beneficiaries in each state across […]
The battle for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the chairmanship of the party has swung back in favor of the Independent National Electoral Commission-recognized candidate, Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji and Chief Jude Okeke. This is following the landmark ruling of the High Court of Owerri today which struck out […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has asked the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to submit receipts of the tax payments made by MTN to the agency for 2007 and between 2010 and 2017. The request comes as the committee observed during its interaction with the agency on Wednesday that MTN is indebted to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said Nigeria lost an estimated $50billion worth of investments in 10 years. This, according to him, was a result of the uncertainty of the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), lack of progress and stagnation in the petroleum industry. In his remarks at a ceremony on passage […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a committee to immediately commence the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The steering committee, which has 12 months duration for the assignment, is headed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. President Buhari gave the approval on Wednesday while giving a remark on the Act […]
Recently evicted Big Brother Naija housemate, Princess Francis has debunked reports that she got a car gift from her fans after her eviction from the show. The reality star debunked the report in a post on her Instagram page on Tuesday, describing it as fake news. After her exit from Big Brother’s house on Sunday […]
Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodinma has said that the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law will help to regulate environmental hazards such as oil spillage. “All the hazards that follow the production of oil, mostly environmental hazards, are as a result of the absence of regulatory environments,” he said on Channels TV’s […]
